ecmoore - yeah, we visited Lens Mills in KW ( I am west of Stratford) and I saw some lovely Marcus brothers fabric, but I am just not going to pay the price they want when I know what it goes for across the border and can order it from an American company, pay shipping and still get it cheaper than their full price...I was very disappointed as I thought they would have more reasonable prices. I don't understand why the price for yardage and pre-cuts is so much higher here - it shouldn't be, no reason for it at all. I will not pay $49 for a jelly roll that I can get for $29 from an ebay seller...I would like to "shop local" but not if the prices are ridiculously out of line.....thus my reason for starting this thread, thinking that I was somehow missing out on finding some good on-line Canadian or Ontario retailers.
...good advice about the Lewiston UPS - we tend to go Port Huron direction more often, I will ask them if they do the $10 one time deal as well. Mary Maxim has a civil war section as well as lots of current fabrics, and there is also a Joanns, a Hobby Lobby and a LQS all within a few miles of each other.
....before Christmas I found quite a few civil war FQ's including Marcus Bros at Fabricland - I still have the pile out where I can admire them! LOL....and they do have a few prints here and there that I like but I doubt I could match up enough prints for a whole quilt, unless they get in some more updated lines and consistent quality.
..what blogs I like...any of the moda designers - Bonnie and Camile, Schnibbles patterns, Kate Spain, French General, Basic Grey - love their 2012 christmas line!!
http://www.aquiltinglife.com/
http://kansastroublesquilters-lynne.blogspot.com/
http://thepaintedquilt.blogspot.com/...Kaaren is an old friend, we travelled together in the dec painting industry and bought quilting "stuff" for the day when we had the time...she has retired and turned to quilting, I am still very active as a fine artist/art teacher who is hoping to find the time to do some sewing again as I miss it so much!
Lindy - thanks for that link, I hadn't found them...we have friends down in T-burg, might have to pop down for a visit!